100 jets join attack on Iraq

[charrison]

About 100 American and British aircraft took part in an attack on Iraq's major western air defence installation yesterday in the biggest single operation over the country for four years.

The raid appeared to be a prelude to the type of special forces operations that would have to begin weeks before a possible American-led war. It was launched two days before a war summit between President George W Bush and Tony Blair in America.


The Prime Minister promised that Britain would be alongside the Americans "when the shooting starts".


The raid seemed designed to destroy air defences to allow easy access for special forces helicopters to fly into Iraq via Jordan or Saudi Arabia to hunt down Scud missiles before a possible war within the next few months.

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Looks like the coalition is coming together. Britain and Kuwait are on board now, who else is next?

 

[res1bhmg]

Britain and Kuwait are on board now, who else is next?

Nobody. Oh wait, Israel is in our pocket, they'll probably pull up their skirts too.

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: res1bhmg

Britain and Kuwait are on board now, who else is next?

Nobody. Oh wait, Israel is in our pocket, they'll probably pull up their skirts too.

Colt 45 and two Zig Zags is all we need in this war.

 

[mithrandir2001]

Originally posted by: res1bhmg

Britain and Kuwait are on board now, who else is next?

Nobody. Oh wait, Israel is in our pocket, they'll probably pull up their skirts too.

I thought it was the other way around.

 

[db]

"I thought it was the other way around."

Heh!

 

[optoman]

Why haven't CNN or any of the other major U.S. news channels picked up on this yet? Something is definitly in the works. Bush is on a hair trigar and can't wait to pull it. Lots of our forces were just sent over and its been very hush, hush.

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: optoman
Why haven't CNN or any of the other major U.S. news channels picked up on this yet? Something is definitly in the works. Bush is on a hair trigar and can't wait to pull it. Lots of our forces were just sent over and its been very hush, hush.

I was wondering the same thing.

Also, to the creator of the thread, your link requires a membership (which is free, I think, but I'm lazy).

 

[XMan]

Originally posted by: optoman
Why haven't CNN or any of the other major U.S. news channels picked up on this yet? Something is definitly in the works. Bush is on a hair trigar and can't wait to pull it. Lots of our forces were just sent over and its been very hush, hush.

Interestingly enough, the British press often has a lot of stories that the American press, for whatever reason, disregards.

 

[geoff2k]

Another article from the British presss by way of Canada:

link

Headline: "Uncle Sam takes a beating in Iraq versus U.S. war game"

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: X-Man

Originally posted by: optoman
Why haven't CNN or any of the other major U.S. news channels picked up on this yet? Something is definitly in the works. Bush is on a hair trigar and can't wait to pull it. Lots of our forces were just sent over and its been very hush, hush.

Interestingly enough, the British press often has a lot of stories that the American press, for whatever reason, disregards.

Roger that, man. I went directly from the link above to CNN.com and there wasn't a damn thing to be found on ANY of the pages. WUWT, gag order? Prolly.

 

[BillGates]

Iraq just needs to hand Saddam over, they know they're going to get wasted again.... What a joke they were last time around.

 

[rickn]

Originally posted by: billgates380
Iraq just needs to hand Saddam over, they know they're going to get wasted again.... What a joke they were last time around.

they've regrouped and rebuilt over the last 10yrs. While they are no match for a US coalition, they do have substantial air defenses, unlike Afghanistan

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: billgates380
Iraq just needs to hand Saddam over, they know they're going to get wasted again.... What a joke they were last time around.

Hand over Saddam and let __________ rule with their biological and possibly nuclear plants still in place?

Hmm....not looking like a good idea.

 

[reitz]

Allies Bomb Iraqi Military Facility

WASHINGTON (AP) - Allied aircraft bombed a military facility southwest of Baghdad Thursday after Iraqi forces attacked one of their patrols in the no-fly zone, defense officials said.

It was the 35th airstrike reported this year by the U.S. and British coalition put together to patrol zones in the north and south of Iraq following the Persian Gulf War ( news - web sites).

It says nothing about the number of aircraft used and isn't nearly as in depth as the Telegraph article. Can anyone find anything to confirm the Telegraph article?

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

I agree - we need to yank Saddam out of power and make sure that all chemical weapons and nukes have been neutralized.

Just handing over Saddam is not enough. We have to eliminate the threat.

 

[reitz]

Iraq Says Western Jets Attack Civilian Targets

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq said U.S. and British warplanes attacked civilian targets in Anbar province, west of the capital Baghdad, Thursday but reported no casualties.

In Washington, the U.S. military said its warplanes attacked an air defense target in a "no-fly" zone in southern Iraq in the latest in an escalating series of exchanges.

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: reitz Can anyone find anything to confirm the Telegraph article?

FROM the BBC
Iraqi air defence site attacked


The Iraqi defence minister has tried to unite Arab opinion

Nearly 100 US and UK planes are reported to have taken part in an attack on a major Iraqi defence facility.
The operation, which targeted the main air defence command centre for western Iraq, is part of the enforcement of the air-exclusion zones over the country, allied military sources said.

However, BBC defence correspondent Andrew Gilligan says it seems to have been much larger than normal.

The raid comes as President George W. Bush steps up his campaign to oust Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

 

[res1bhmg]

Originally posted by: optoman
Why haven't CNN or any of the other major U.S. news channels picked up on this yet? Something is definitly in the works. Bush is on a hair trigar and can't wait to pull it. Lots of our forces were just sent over and its been very hush, hush.

CNN would rather show propaganda of anti-US Palestinian demonstrations than any worthy news. Internationally, CNN is a running joke for people who actually care about news coverage. It's the "USA Today" of news channels, perfect for the daily American diet of BS. Of course, it doesn't have anything to do with the fact that Time-Warner's CEO was Gerald Levin, or CNN's CEO is Walter Isaacson, both of Jewish heritage).

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: reitz
Iraq Says Western Jets Attack Civilian Targets

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq said U.S. and British warplanes attacked civilian targets in Anbar province, west of the capital Baghdad, Thursday but reported no casualties.

In Washington, the U.S. military said its warplanes attacked an air defense target in a "no-fly" zone in southern Iraq in the latest in an escalating series of exchanges.

All we need now is Tariq saying they were all civilians and then we will know for sure that no civilians were injured...The good thing about a country like Iraq is you can usually believe the opposite of what they say.

 

[StattlichPassat]

Originally posted by: res1bhmg

Originally posted by: optoman
Why haven't CNN or any of the other major U.S. news channels picked up on this yet? Something is definitly in the works. Bush is on a hair trigar and can't wait to pull it. Lots of our forces were just sent over and its been very hush, hush.

CNN would rather show propaganda of anti-US Palestinian demonstrations than any worthy news. Internationally, CNN is a running joke for people who actually care about news coverage. It's the "USA Today" of news channels, perfect for the daily American diet of BS. Of course, it doesn't have anything to do with the fact that Time-Warner's CEO was Gerald Levin, or CNN's CEO is Walter Isaacson, both of Jewish heritage).

Agreed. If you want real news coverage, I recommend FOX News Channel if anything starts going down here soon.

 

[CPA]

Why are you guys complaining about the news coverage? Don't you know Worldcom, slavery reparations and the 2 boys that murdered their father are much more important than 100 planes hitting Iraq??? C'mon get your priorities straight!

 

[rickn]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: reitz
Iraq Says Western Jets Attack Civilian Targets

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq said U.S. and British warplanes attacked civilian targets in Anbar province, west of the capital Baghdad, Thursday but reported no casualties.

In Washington, the U.S. military said its warplanes attacked an air defense target in a "no-fly" zone in southern Iraq in the latest in an escalating series of exchanges.

All we need now is Tariq saying they were all civilians and then we will know for sure that no civilians were injured...The good thing about a country like Iraq is you can usually believe the opposite of what they say.

Yah, Tariq is a big liar. I like watching him do interviews. I think Saddam himself is just behind the camera man holding up the queue cards for him, and making slit your throat gestures at the same itme.

 

[Kerouactivist]

Something is definitly up because several of my friends who are in the military have all been sent to "Saudi Arabi". So something is going on!!!!

 

[StattlichPassat]

Originally posted by: bthorny
Something is definitly up because several of my friends who are in the military have all been sent to "Saudi Arabi". So something is going on!!!!

My father is the lead engineer for an energy corporation out of New Mexico- been E-mailing him back and forth today and he says war is definitly imminent. He said oil prices went up 2 weeks ago with no explanation whatsoever, and I heard at that same time that our government had ordered all oil reserves to capacity. Rush Limbaugh is saying this morning that the war has pretty much already started with the 100+ jet attack yesterday.

Impacting...

 

[ElFenix]

thats a lot of aircraft. the bombing itself isn't an event except for the size of it.